Question

(xvii) Which one is not a way of Heterotrophic mode of nutrition in plants? (a) Parasitic (b) Chemotrophic (c) Saprophytic (d) Carnivorus​

Answer 1

option b chemotrophic mode of nutrition

Answer 2

Chemotrophic mode of nutrition is not a heterotrophic mode

Explanation:

• Heterotrophic mode of nutrition is the one where plants and animals depend on other plants and animals.
• Saprotrophic mode is the one where organisms depend on dead and decaying organic matter.
• Parasitic mode is the one where the organism depends on completely on another organism for survival , referred to as the host.
• Chemotrophic mode is the one where organisms obtain energy by the oxidation of electron donors in their environment. Therefore it is not a way of heterotrophic mode of nutrition.